Insects
True flies (Diptera)
Robber flies (Asilidae)
Sighting 4672653

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Cerdistus sp. (genus) 13 Jun 2025 KimberiRP
Unverified 2 Jun 2025 MazzV

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Known to me as a ‘Horse fly’, this large long brown insect has clear wings which fold down the length of its body at rest. It has large brown compound eyes and appears to have a light-coloured furry surface to its under-thorax. The legs appear to have spines, and have a mix of colours – black-brown and tan, with dark ‘feet’. The abdomen, which appears to be pale underneath, seems to end in a dark coloured, long and narrow ‘tube’.

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KimberiRP wrote:
   13 Jun 2025
Robber fly, Cerdistus sp.

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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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